Anthurium plant named ‘ANTHINFAM’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct variety of  Anthurium  plant named ‘ANTHINFAM’ particularly characterized by having green spathes very well suited for cutflower culture, a yellow/white spadix with green tip, little shoot formation, a tall plant habit and dark green healthy foliage, is disclosed.

Genus and species: Anthurium andreanum L.

Variety denomination: ‘ANTHINFAM’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety of Anthurium,botanically known as Anthurium andreanum L., and hereinafter referred toby the variety name ‘ANTHINFAM’. The new variety originated from ahybridization made in November 2000 in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands. Thefemale parent is a light green Anthurium plant designated ‘1535-02’(unpatented), while the male parent was a cream Anthurium plantdesignated ‘00-271’ (unpatented).

A single plant was selected in May 2003 and has been asexuallyreproduced repeatedly by meristem tissue culture in Bleiswijk, TheNetherlands over a five-year period. The present invention has beenfound to retain its distinctive characteristics through successiveasexual propagations.

Plant Breeder's Rights for this variety have been applied for in Europeon Jan. 14, 2013. ‘ANTHINFAM’ has not been made publicly available orsold anywhere in the world more than one year prior to the filing ofthis application.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishingcharacteristics of this new variety when grown under normalhorticultural practices in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands.

-   -   1) Green spathes very well suited for cutflower culture;    -   2) Yellow/white spadix with green tip;    -   3) Little shoot formation;    -   4) Tall plant habit; and    -   5) Dark green healthy foliage.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

This new Anthurium plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographswhich show the overall plant habit including blooms and foliage of theplant; the colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained byconventional photographic procedures. The photographs are of a 300-weekold plant grown in a greenhouse in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands in 2014.

FIG. 1 shows the overall plant habit, including blooms and foliage.

FIG. 2 shows a close-up of the mature spathe. The base of the spadix ismature (yellow/white) and the tip of the spadix is immature (green).

FIG. 3 shows a close-up of the upper surface of the mature leaf.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following detailed description sets forth the distinctivecharacteristics of ‘ANTHINFAM’. The data which define thesecharacteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out inBleiswijk, The Netherlands. The plant history was taken on 300-week oldplants which were planted from tissue culture in 7-centimeter pots andgrown in a glass greenhouse between 19° C. and 24° C. Observations weremade in February 2014. Color readings were taken under 5000 lux naturallight in the greenhouse. Color references are primarily to The R.H.S.Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.)(2001).

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

-   Classification:    -   -   Family.—Araceae.        -   Botanical.—Anthurium andreanum L.        -   Common name.—Anthurium.        -   Demonimation.—‘ANTHINFAM’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female parent.—Anthurium plant ‘1535-02’ (unpatented).        -   Male parent.—Anthurium plant ‘00-271’ (unpatented).-   Plant:    -   -   Propagation.—Tissue culture.        -   Root description.—Creamy white-colored roots with hairy            lateral roots having yellow-colored root tips.        -   Time to produce a finished flowering plant.—50 to 70 weeks            for a full grown, cutflower plant.        -   Growth habit.—Herbaceous perennial.        -   Height (measured from soil, including inflorescence).—70.0            cm to 100.0 cm.        -   Width (measured from leaf tips).—100.0 cm to 140.0 cm.-   Leaves:    -   -   Immature leaves.—Length: 5.0 cm to 20.0 cm. Width: 3.0 cm to            12.0 cm. Color: Upper surface: RHS 146A. Lower surface: RHS            147B. Texture (both upper and lower surfaces): Shiny flat/no            texture.        -   Mature leaves.—Length (fully expanded): 35.0 cm to 45.0 cm.            Width: 20.0 cm to 25.0 cm. Shape: Ovate. Apex: Acuminate.            Base: Touching. Leaf blade angle with the petiole: Between            90 degrees and 140 degrees. Leaf margin: Entire. Color:            Upper surface: RHS 139A. Lower surface: RHS 137C. Texture:            Shiny flat to slightly blistered. Venation: The veins            protrude at the underside of the leaves. Venation color:            Upper surface: RHS 137B. Lower surface: RHS 138B.        -   Lobes.—Arrangement: Free (non-touching). Length of lobes of            mature leaf blades: 8.0 cm to 12.0 cm. Width of lobes of            mature leaf blades: 8.0 cm to 10.0 cm. Distance from            petiole/leaf junction to highest point on lobes of mature            leaf blades: 9.0 cm to 13.0 cm.        -   Petiole.—Cross-section: Round. Diameter: 0.5 cm to 0.8 cm.            Length: 40.0 cm to 55.0 cm for a mature leaf size. Color:            Mature leaf: RHS 138A. Immature leaf: RHS 138B. Cataphyl            color surrounding the petiole: Outside: RHS 138A. Inside:            RHS 193A.        -   Geniculum.—Length: 1.5 cm. Width: 0.7 cm to 0.8 cm. Color:            RHS 138A.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Arrangement.—Slightly above the leaf canopy.        -   Flowering habit (length of flowering season).—Continuous.        -   Number of inflorescences per plant.—5 to 7 per plant per            year.        -   Fragrance.—Absent.        -   Longevity of inflorescence on plant.—Over 18 weeks.        -   Longevity of the flower as a cut flower.—40 days to 45 days.-   Spathe:    -   -   Buds.—The spathe is tightly rolled around the spadix and            extrudes from the peduncle sheath. After the spathe is fully            open the peduncle elongates some extra centimeters.        -   Arrangement.—Spathe angle with the peduncle is between 80            degrees and 100 degrees; the spathe stands on a wiry            peduncle about 10 cm to 20 cm above the foliage.        -   Shape.—Broad elliptic.        -   Apex.—Broad acute.        -   Base.—Both free (non-touching) and touching.        -   Base shape.—Cordate.        -   Texture.—Shiny, slightly blistered.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Size.—Height: 60.0 cm to 80.0 cm (peduncle length at            maturity). Length: 14.0 cm to 18.0 cm. Width: 11.0 cm to            16.0 cm.        -   Color.—Just fully open: Upper surface: RHS 146D. Lower            surface: RHS 146D. 1 to 2 weeks after opening (Upper and            lower surfaces): RHS 146C. 5 to 8 weeks after opening: Upper            surface: RHS 144A. Lower surface: RHS 146C. Depending on            cultural circumstances, a pale brownish blush might be            present starting at the peduncle or spadix.-   Peduncle:    -   -   Shape.—Wiry.        -   Cross-section.—Round.        -   Length.—60.0 cm to 80.0 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.6 cm to 0.9 cm.        -   Color.—RHS 146B at unrolling of spathe; when the spathe ages            on the plant (without cutting the spathe) the color changes            slowly to approximately RHS 177A.-   Flowering time:    -   -   General.—One small rooted untreated tissue culture plant of            4 cm tall will flower after 6 to 8 months, depending on the            season, and 1 blossom will appear at a time. More blossoms            appear successively after every 6 to 10 weeks so that there            is a continuous production of cutflowers. Smaller blossoms            may occur on less mature plants.-   Spadix:    -   -   Size.—Length: 8.0 cm to 11.0 cm (depending on flower size).            Width (at apex): 0.4 cm to 0.5 cm. Width (at base): 0.7 cm            to 0.9 cm.        -   Shape.—Columnar.        -   Angle from spadix tip to peduncle.—120 degrees.        -   Texture.—When the spathe is unfurling the spadix is smooth.            When the spadix matures, very small stigmata protrude. The            stigmata are evenly distributed round the spadix. The spadix            matures from base to top, slowly giving the spadix a            somewhat coarse appearance.        -   Color.—The spadix becomes mature with time, with the spadix            becoming yellow/white from the base to the tip. The distal            green part becomes smaller until it changes color completely            to yellow/white. Immature: RHS 146C. Mature: RHS 158B. Ages            to: RHS 151A.-   Flowers:    -   -   Flower bud.—Length: 9.5 cm to 10.5 cm. Diameter: 1.2 cm to            1.3 cm in the middle; the bud becomes smaller towards the            tip. Color: RHS 144B (green).        -   Quantity per spadix.—600 to 900.        -   Spadix flower arrangement.—Bisexual, rounded in            cross-section.        -   Shape.—Very small.        -   Size.—Length: 0.1 cm to 0.2 cm. Diameter (maximum): 0.2 cm.        -   Color.—RHS 158B.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Stamens.—Anthers and filaments are not clearly visible on            the spadix.        -   Pollen amount.—Little pollen production.        -   Pollen color.—RHS 155A.        -   Pistil.—Quantity: 600 to 900 on a mature spadix. Length:            Less than 0.01 cm. Color: RHS 158B.        -   Style.—Very small.        -   Stigma.—Shape: Round. Diameter: Less than 0.1 cm. Color: RHS            158B.        -   Ovary.—Ovaries are produced, but are too small to observe.        -   Ovary color.—Not measured/too small.-   Fruit and seed set: None observed.-   Disease and pest resistance/susceptibility: Not observed to date.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL AND COMMERCIAL VARIETIES

‘ANTHINFAM’ differs from the female parent plant ‘1535-02’ (unpatented)in that ‘ANTHINFAM’ has green spathes and a yellow/white spadix with agreen tip, whereas ‘1535-02’ has light green spathes and a white spadixwith a yellow tip.

‘ANTHINFAM’ differs from male parent plant ‘00-271’ (unpatented) in that‘ANTHINFAM’ has green spathes without pink veins, whereas ‘00-271’ hascream white spathes with pink veins. Additionally, ‘ANTHINFAM’ has ayellow/white spadix with a green tip, whereas ‘00-271’ has a whitespadix with an orange tip.

‘ANTHINFAM’ differs from commercial variety ‘Midori’ (unpatented) inthat ‘ANTHINFAM’ has a straight sturdy stem, good leaf quality and arelatively short internode length, whereas ‘Midori’ has a sturdy butcurved stem, medium to poor leaf quality and a long internode length.

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Anthurium plant named‘ANTHINFAM’ as shown and described herein.